The 2% Club – Not a Typo!
The 2% Club – Not a Typo!
Welcome to our Christmas special of Tea Break Coach — complete with jumpers, decorations, and a glass of mulled wine
In this short episode, we explore the 2% Club: the small group of leaders who naturally combine high trust with strong challenge to elevate people and performance. Drawing on real-world leadership experience and fascinating insights from psychology and evolution, this video offers a fresh perspective on what truly makes great leadership work.
Whether you’re leading a team or developing yourself, this festive reflection may just shift how you think about trust, feedback, and growth.
The Threat Response at Work
When certainty disappears, the brain shifts into threat mode — reducing access to rational thinking just when leaders need it most.
SAFE Feedback: Creating the Conditions for Learning
When feedback feels unsafe, learning shuts down. The SAFE approach focuses on creating the conditions people need to hear feedback clearly and use it well.
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail..
New Year’s resolutions get a bad reputation, but the problem isn’t the goals themselves — it’s how we set and follow through on them. This post shares simple, proven ways to turn good intentions into achievable actions.
